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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 948, 960 and 967 together. The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 sets out the key parameters around the taking of annual leave and payment of same. The terms and conditions of individual employment contracts may provide additional specifics within those parameters such as stipulations in relation to the entitlement to extra days' leave above what is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: To receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), a person must have been in employment or self-employment in March, and must have lost their employment as a result of the public health emergency. The only jobseeker payment recipients who have received a PUP payment are those who were in part-time or casual employment who lost their employment due to the pandemic.  Jobseeker numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I am advised that my Department does not have data on  persons in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), or of those living in social housing.  The requested figures for recipients of both Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and Rent Supplement are presented in the following table.   This table is based only on 2018 earnings data, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 951, 985 and 988 together. On Friday 5th June the Government approved the extension of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment until 10th August. The rate of payment will remain at a flat rate of €350 until 29th June when a two-level payment structure will be introduced to link the pandemic unemployment payment level to gross prior earnings. This change...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The implications of the changes to the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) announced on June 5th 2020 is currently being evaluated by my Department in respect of all recipients of this payment. I am advised that at this juncture it is not yet possible report on the number of persons due to have their pandemic unemployment payment adjusted from 30 June 2020 that were earning...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The implications of the changes to the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) announced on June 5th 2020 is currently being evaluated by my Department in respect of all recipients of this payment. However, I am advised that based on the Pandemic Unemployment Payments issued on June 9th, a total of 43,790 recipients were under 25 years of age and had weekly earnings of less than...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is an emergency payment introduced by the Government for an initial 12 week period for employees and self-employed people who have lost all their employment due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.  The 2020 Revised Estimates, passed by the Dáil on 28 May 2020, provides for an allocation of €2.23 billion for the Pandemic...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Losses (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Firstly, I would like to say that my thoughts are with all CityJet workers who are faced with job losses at this difficult time.  I wish to assure the affected workers that my Department is available through its Intreo service to assist them in whatever way we can in terms of income supports and job-seeking over the coming weeks and months. When selecting a particular employee for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 956, 957, 973, 979, 980, 984 and 1019 together. The COVID-19 pandemic unemployment payment was introduced as a time limited emergency measure in response to the pandemic and Government has approved the extension of this payment until 10th August. Changes were also announced to the structure of this payment which means that it continues to be a strong...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The back to education allowance (BTEA) provides income support for jobseekers and others in receipt of certain social welfare payments that pursue courses of education at second or third level.  The main focus of the BTEA is to assist qualifying applicants to improve their educational qualifications and improve their prospects of gaining employment. It is expected that, during the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Entitlement to a redundancy payment is set out under the Redundancy Payments Act.  It is  the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy payments to eligible employees.   In situations where an employer is unable to pay these entitlements due to financial difficulties or insolvency an application for payment under the Redundancy Payments Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 961, 977 and 978 together. I am on record as stating that I and my Department am committed to tackling the issue of false self-employment.  The deliberate misclassification of a worker as a self-employed contractor, in a situation where they are actually working as an employee, is wrong.  There are robust arrangements in place for dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Firstly, I would like to say that my thoughts are with all workers who are dealing with job losses or facing the prospect of redundancies at this difficult time.  I want to assure you that my Department is assisting affected workers through its Intreo service to help them in whatever way we can in terms of income supports and job-seeking over the coming weeks and months and will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 963, 969, 1003 and 1018 together. The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a time-limited support and is intended as a financial shock-absorber for people of working age, between 18 and up to 66 years, who become unemployed and whose income has collapsed due to the pandemic.  The age range for entitlement to the pandemic unemployment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The COVID- 19 Pandemic Unemployment is not subject to PRSI.  It is proposed that workers in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme should be granted paid contributions for the duration of the emergency measures.  This will be important in order to protect a person’s entitlement to future payments - both long-term payments such...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: My Department is very appreciative of all the work done by both An Post and the Postmasters in delivering essential welfare cash payments to the public in these difficult times.  Their efforts have maintained the delivery of social welfare payments while assisting with social distancing measures designed to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Fortnightly payments were introduced to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: The state pension (contributory) scheme is centrally administered from the Department’s offices located at College Road, Sligo.  Details of the number of staff engaged in processing applications for state pension (contributory) are shown as follows.  State Pension Contributory (SPC) No. of staff (whole time equivalents)  ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Section 20 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 sets out the key parameters for the taking of annual leave and payment for same.  The times at which annual leave is granted is ultimately determined by the employer, having regard to the work requirements and subject to the employer taking into account the employee's need for rest and recreation and their need to reconcile...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 970, 1015 and 1036 together. The emergency Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has been introduced as a time-limited emergency measure so that payments can be made as quickly as possible to the large number of people who have become fully unemployed due to the pandemic. During the month of March, my Department received and processed jobseeker...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (16 Jun 2020)

Regina Doherty: Child Benefit is payable in respect of children who are ordinarily resident in the State, regardless of citizenship, provided the applicant satisfies the habitual residence condition.  Notwithstanding this, Child Benefit is classified under EU law as a Family Benefit.  Applicants whose entitlement to Child Benefit derive from the application of the provisions EU Regulation...